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Friday, February 6, 2009

Carrot Cake

I have baked this cake for at least 25 years and am not sure where I got the recipe from. During those years I exchanged recipes with my friend Karin, and it may come from her. It's been used for many a shower and birthday cake. The icing works great for spreading and decorating with. You can add food color to it and use the star tip or writing tip for easy decorating.

Prepare pans by greasing well and dusting with flour, tapping out any excess. If you plan to invert and decorate the whole cake (sides and top) and you don’t have a spring form pan, it’s a good idea to line your pan with parchment paper.Beat eggs, oil and sugar well. Add combined dry ingredients, then coconut, pineapple and carrots. Spread into prepared 9x9 square pan or 9inch round spring form pan.Bake at 350 F for 60 – 70 minutes. Test with toothpick.

17 comments:

Ah...you and I both have carrot cake on our minds. I have been scouring the recipe books and cards trying to find something unique. I love the addition of crushed pineapple and I have some leftover from a cherry pineapple cake I made two days ago. Thanks.

I love carrot cake. Have not made it in years. As the kids move out, it seems like the volumes of baking are not needed. But when they all come home again for dinner, it's great to see some of my favorites posted..

Oh wow - THAT looks gorgeous! I love the pineapple flowers...what a great idea (where do you even get those??). And I KNOW the cake tastes amazing too!! Your carrot cake is my favorite - and I still remember the lovely one you made for my wedding shower :)

I was just about to post my recipe for carrot cake and thought I'd double check to see what was posted in the last few days. I had to laugh when I saw your recipe. I also iced mine with cream cheese frosting, AND I made the flowers from a pineapple. My girls were delighted with the flowers and they will be using the directions for the next time they need to make a special cake. My recipe for the cake is slightly different, so sometime I will post it. Yours looks so good. Kathy

I made this cake today and I must say it came out beautiful and tastes just wonderful! I used a 9" springform pan and it is sitting in my covered cake pedestal and looks so pretty! I don't need to try any other carrot cake recipes - this is it!